Hexachloroplatinate

Anion
The hexachloroplatinate dianion

Hexachloroplatinate is an anion with the chemical formula [PtCl6]2−.

Chemical compounds containing the hexachloroplatinate anion include:

  • Chloroplatinic acid (or dihydrogen hexachloroplatinate), H2PtCl6
  • Ammonium hexachloroplatinate, (NH4)2PtCl6
  • Potassium hexachloroplatinate, K2PtCl6
  • Sodium hexachloroplatinate, Na2PtCl6

Related compounds/anions

  • The unstable hexachloropalladic acid (H2PdCl6)
  • Hexachloropalladate (PdCl2−
    6
    )
  • Hexafluoroplatinate (PtF
    6
    )
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